On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 10:41:36AM -0800, Ron Farrer wrote: > > I'm trying to change the screen res to 1024 x 768 @ 32 or 24 bpp. The > problem is that no matter what I try, I end up with a blank screen and > the only option is to blindly type and reboot... Here is what I'm doing > (perhaps I'm doing it wrong?): > fbset -g 1024 768 1024 768 24 > > The reason I want to change the res is because everthing is HUGE in > XF86-4 at the default 800 x 600. I have a voodoo 3000 PCI as the fb dev.
You don't need to use fbset to determine the resolution of X. Just edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file, and change the resolution there. Much easier, and safer too, since it leaves your virtual terminals untouched. -- David Roundy http://civet.berkeley.edu/droundy/
